The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism.
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Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed.
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Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.
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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
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Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love.
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